Gun Preview: Dan Wesson ECO 9mm

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MCQFv1ecUUU The Grants give the Dan Wesson ECO 9mm officer-sized 1911 a go. Full review to follow.

Jefferson County Colorado Curtails Open Carry

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xawjKGqj_48 The more I do this job the more I believe open carry is the litmus test for gun rights. Sure, it's tactically inadvisable. And yes, it scares firearms-averse citizens into full-blown hoplophobia. But any...

The Coolest Cop Ever or Just A Bunch of Insufferable Bastards?

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k2AXr6JIl04 The last time a teenager lived under my roof I discovered a simple technique for maintaining discipline (i.e. maintaining my own sanity). If my step-daughter asked me why she couldn't do this, that or...

Missouri Declares Itself a Free State

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  America is no longer split between Democrat and Republican. It's now divided between citizens who believe in big government and those who consider small government the key to personal liberty. Social unity vs. individual...

“I Brought A Gun to School Today”

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b7GiO3drk7M A TTAG reader writes: "Thought you might be interested. Since I'm irritated Gov. Rick Snyder vetoed a bill that would allow me to carry a gun concealed in a school, I decided I would open...

Question of the Day: Is It Time for Open Carry?

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bQlNJobEKys Why would the North Vallejo Little League suspend the T-ball season because someone's parent shot-up someone else's car? Insurance issues? Political correctness? Or is it yet another reflection---after the ridiculous Boston lockdown---that we've become a...

Palmetto State Contemplates Constitutional Carry

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SGpZf960CgI "A Senate subcommittee passed a bill to thunderous applause Wednesday that would allow people to carry guns in public in South Carolina without a concealed weapons permit," lohud.com reports. Like many in law enforcement, Charleston...

Irresponsible Gun Owner of the Day: Derek Mendiola

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Gun guru Rob Pincus thinks open carry's a bad idea; it frightens the horses. Sheep? Whatever. I disagree. More precisely, I'm past caring. With a tsunami of gun control legislation threatening to swamp the...

Texas Open Carry Bill Revealed

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  Texas does not allow open carry. Yet. The Lone Star state looks set to rectify that, uh, oversight. Click here to read 83(R) HB 700, introduced by Representative George Lavender, separated at birth from...

Question of the Day: Should Teachers Open Carry?

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In the aftermath of the Newton Connecticut massacre---where "first responders" first responded some twenty-minutes after eye-witnesses told them a spree killer was murdering teachers, administrators and children at the Sandy Hook Elementary School---I'm not...

OK OC: All’s Quiet on the Midwestern Front

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By Jim Duke A month ago on November 1, a new law allowing the open carry of firearms in Oklahoma took effect. To the surprise of no one, in the days and weeks leading up to...

Why Every State Should Recognize Open Carry

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  I recently conducted a brief experiment with open carry in the Ocean State. During the week my hip held a Glock 19 in a retention holster . . . nothing. No comments. No police...